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DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (Zoology) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2011.
ANIMAL DIVERSITY
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

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SECTION A — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 300 words each.

1.Describe the levels of organization in animals.

2.Explain the origin of metazoa.

3.Write an account of adaptive radiation in ciliophora.

4.‘Cephalopods are advanced molluscs’ – Substantiate.

5.Discuss the affinities of cyclostomes.

6.Discuss the phylogeny of trilobites.

7.Trace the origin and evolution of amphibia.

8.Bring out the ecological relationships of sponges.

SECTION B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following questions in about 500 words each.

9.Describe the types of coelom and symmetry in animals.

10.Enumerate the adaptations of human helminth parasites.

11.Discuss the organization and affinities of Rotifera.

12.Write an essay on adaptive radiations in polychaeta.

13.Discuss the origin and evolution of chordates.

14.Explain how bird structure is adapted for flight.

15.Write an account on the salient features and the importance of monotremes.